Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-22
ANOTHER HOLOCAUST.
Flames SnddeMly Burst Ont on the Stage OF tho
Alcazar Iheatsr at Hurley, Wis..-Seyenteen
Persons Perish While Making Fitifal Attempts
to Escape From the Fiery Furnace.

Flames SnddeMly Burst Ont on the Stage Of tho
Alcazar Iheater at Hurley, Wis.-Seventeen
Persons Perish While Making Fitifal Attempts
to Escape From the Fiery Furnace.
A horrible holocaust occurred at Hurley,
Wis, last Saturday the 9th inst Shortly
before the performance began in the Alca~
Ear theater fire was discovered in the
building, and the widest excitement pre-
vailed. The structure WAS OF frame, and
before they could escape seventeen people
were burned to death. Their names, SO
iar as known, are:
Frank Young, Sadie McCabe, William
Jackson, J. w. Van Quick, Samuel Haley,
Title Moore, Mabel Goodrich, Sadie Wells,
Mrs. Fenton, Lowrie Brainerd, John Jar
ret, stage carpenter; fatally injured. Jen-
ME Sheridan; fatally injured. Mable Pow.
CTS; seriously injured.
All OF the above, except Jarrett, were
actors or actresses. Seven bodies in the
building are yet unidentified. The scene
was one OF the widest terror. The Alcazar
was q variety theater, chiefly freQuented
by miners and was one OF the resorts OF
unsavory repute. associated with the no.
torious dance houses OF the mining regions.
The Alcazar was in the very heart OF tho
city, and was mass OF flames within an
hour. The fire seemed to leap from build.
ing to building until several blocks became
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every business building between Third and
Fifth avenue was in flames.
Some OF the losses are as follows:
Moore, McFerrin & Co., dry goods, $780,
900; J. A. Slender, $50, 900; Moore, Agnew
Il Co., hardware, $40. 1000; Iron Exchange
Bank, $4,000. Hermann Bros. & Co.,
merchandise, $4,000; Cohn & Flynn.
merchandise, $4,000; Brill & Lyton,
merchandise, $50, 900; A. N. Lord, iewelry.
$25eo Hammersley T. Co., d as% cd6 5000 TS
Fair, $4,000; John Eberton, sixteen
buildings, $50, 600; Charles Laclaire, own
CT OF theater, $4,000; Gaudy, &
Godell, printers, $4,000; G. z. Nc
Neal saloon and residence, $1,000;
P. s. Birdie Wholesale liquors, Sc,
F. D. Stevens & Co., meat market, 81. 900;
Jackson B Co., harness, $500; Southern q
Co., laboratory. 81, 800; Feeder 4 Beebe,
Tribune, SO, 500 Carruthers Bros, 81, 900;
Lass & Kienen, saloon and residence, ST.
500; J. B. Langtrers, stock oil liquors.
$5O,OOS; George Hawkins. saloon and
building, So, 900; N. A. N. Wisharts fruits,
$4,000; Jacobson, iewelry, So, 900; Blum
beras, millinery. 81, 900; Gogebic Meat and
Provisions company: goo; Lennon g
Foster, law library, 81, 900.
The insurance will be very light because
Hurley has had two disastrous fires within
q few months and the insurance companies
have been scaling down premiums, in many
cases cancelinR them entirely.
This fire, together with the one Of the
previous week, destroyed nearly ell OF the
business portion OF the town, leaving only
few stores standing. Both sides Of Silver
and Copper streets were burned Tor dis
tance Of three blocks. The losses are par
TALLY covered by insurance OF about $780,.
600. The loss by the two fires will amount
to fully $500, 900. q. IKE. w. - Isl